Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHAPLAINS Chaplain, your Holy Helo is standing by. Aw, go tell it to the Chaplain! Stand by for the evening prayer. Divine Services are now being held on the Foc'sle. Maintain silence in the vicinity of the Foc'sle during Divine Services. Good evening, Lord, Chaplain O'Connor down here for the men of Nimitz. Congratulations, Sailor, your wife just had a baby. Chaplain, I have a problem. Orthodox Divine Liturgy is now being held in the Chapel. You need a Navy Relief loan for WHAT? The Regional Librarians say it is the finest library afloat. Do you think she tells that to all the library managers? The Sixth Fleet Jewish Chaplain rode Nimitz during the Jewish Holidays. It appears that for the first time in Navy history, Chaplains of four major faiths served on a ship at sea together. While at sea there was an average of thirty three religious activities per week. The Chaplains led Bible Studies, Worship Services, Fellowship meetings, pre-mar- riage seminars and a post-deployment adjustment ses- sion. Also hundreds of Red Cross messages were handled and thousands of dollars of Navy Relief funds were loaned to crewmembers primarily to assist in getting home on emergency leave. While onboard for the Passover season, the Sixth Fleet Chaplain assisted the Ship's Chaplains in a dedication ser- vice for six new stained glass windows in the Nimitz Chapel. Each window depicts a day of creation. They are truly works of art. n'rP! 'H ' f

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X-6 The Public Affairs and Media Office comprise X-6 Division. The Public Affairs mission is to disseminate accurate, timely information to the command and the public. During the deployment, the electronic and print media received many news releases, familygrams and Fleet Home Town News Service Releases. A staff of two jour- nalists and two strikers researched, verified and forwarded more than one thousand Fleet Home Town News Releases to the hometown newspapers of Nimitzmen. Media's functions on Nimitz are important for the morale of the crew. When deployed, Media provided fourteen hours of prime-time television entertainment daily. Live newscasts were televised each evening. A daily newspaper, the NIMITZ NEWS, was published when Nimitz was underway. More than one hundred issues of the NIMITZ NEWS were published during the deploy- ment. Media also supervised an internal radio station which was manned by thirty disc jockeys. They were scheduled to provide live, two hour programs of music that ranged from Classical to Heavy Metal. As a result, the crew enjoyed twelve hours of continuous music daily. PAO and Media combined efforts to organize official ship tours and to host media and distinguished visitors. LT D. Patterson LTJG G. Delcambre SN S. Kimball SN C. Smith AA G. Spencer

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lu. so MACM J H Pitman MA1 J. P. Carcich AO1 A. Hessler OS1 FLW. McCoy MA1 L D Molden AMH1 V. Turner EM2 C. Bell MM2 B. Fryrear MANS The tasks and responsibilities of the Master-At-Arms force are multifaceted and require teamwork and profes- sionalism. The force strives to serve and protect the crew. It is organized to perform everything from cutting locks and conducting criminal investigations, to providing security for dignitaries. Comprised of various rates and ratings, the Master-At- Arms force is built around a nucleus of permanently as- signed, professional MAA's. As with many police organizationsg the MAA force is subdivided into three groups: Patrol, Investigations and Administration. The three groups work toward the overall security and well being of the ship. At the basic level are the Patrolmen. They rove the entire ship to ensure that order and discipline is maintained. When a crime such as assault, larceny or drug abuse occurs, the Investigators follow leads to determine the origin and recover evidence involved in the crime. The administrative functions are handled by the Chief Master-At-Arms, the Assistant Chief Master-At-Arms, Two Section Leaders and a Division Yeoman. The responsibilities delegated to the administrators in- clude screening prospective Master-At-Arms, supervising the duty section, mustering restricted personnel and train- ing new patrolmen in police related subjects. Regulations and instructions are instituted to protect the rights of Naval personnel on board the Nimitz. Select Petty Officers on board are entrusted to enforce those rules and regulations. That is why the phrase Service and Enforce- ment through Professionalism is more than a motto, it I5 the embodiment of the Master-At-Arms Force.